Today is the official start of summer, the perfect time to go to the beach. The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality wants to remind visitors when beach advisories are expected to be issued. MDEQ says especially after a period of heavy rain that bacteria levels exceed water quality and pose a risk to health. When an advisory is issued, water…
People are looking for ways to make some extra cash due to inflation and CSL Plasma is seeing an uptick in donors. CSL Plasma operates one of the world’s largest plasma collection networks, with more than 300 plasma collection centers, including one in Gulfport. Plasma is a light-yellow colored liquid component of blood in which blood cells are absent, but…
In Jackson County, two men are charged with grand larceny. Harley Poole of Biloxi and Jeffrey Garbutt of Vancleave are accused of stealing a $4,000 commercial lawn mower from Gulf Hills Golf Club last week. Both men were arrested Monday at different locations, but deputies recovered the lawn mower at Poole’s home in Biloxi. Bond for each is set at…
Today’s Hooked on Science experiment includes strawberry jam! Tags: Hooked on Science
Many teachers are calling it quits and Sam’s Club cut the cost of an annual membership. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more in today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report
Katie King with the Humane Society of South Mississippi is in studio with this week’s News 25 Pet of the Week, Bowie! Categories: Pet of the Week Tags: Humane Society of South Mississippi, pet of the week
Walter Pitts with the Gulf Coast Association of Pride is in studio to discuss this weekend’s 4th annual Pride Day at Point Cadet Plaza. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Gulf Coast Association of Pride, Pride Day
Jackson County Chamber of Commerce hosted a ‘Meet the Mayor’ event with Ocean Springs Mayor Kenny Holloway this morning. Mayor Holloway has been in office for about a year and this morning he shared updates on improvements and new facilities coming to the area. Holloway touched on the 1515 Government Street project which will include a parking garage, boutique hotel,…
The HEAT WAVE CONTINUES… Seems hard to believe, but normal highs this time of year should only be about 90 degrees, but the area will continue to find the mercury in the mid-upper 90s! A weak easterly wave riding around the southern periphery of the upper ridge centered near TN/MO/AR will likely provide just enough lift to support t-storms this…
Gulfport police are hunting down leads, trying to find the person responsible for a deadly overnight shooting. Gulfport Police responded to the Emerald Pines Apartments off 39th Avenue around 12:30 this morning. That’s where they found two victims suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Harrison County Coroner Brian Switzer said one victim, 27-year-old Brushawn McClam, who identified as a woman named…
Dr. John Hartsell, director of youth programs at the Naval Construction Battalion Center in Gulfport, has been named Senior Civilian of the Year. He stopped by WXXV to talk about the programs at CBC going on year around and the camps this summer. Categories: Featured, Local News, News Tags: Mississippi, Naval Construction Battalion Center gulfport, navy, youth
We all have documents that we need to keep — legal papers, tax returns, bank statements. But how long should we hold on to them and what is the best way to dispose of them when we no longer need to keep the hard copy? Navigator Credit Union’s Celeste Spencer offers some advice. Categories: Featured, Local News, News Tags:…
AMR’s Charles Wise and his therapy dog Tucker visited WXXV to talk about the Mental Health Association’s event coming up in July, “Don’t Worry, Be Happy.” Categories: Featured, Health, Local News, News Tags: Charles Wise, mental health, tucker
A blocking pattern continues across the mid-section of the country which is the cause for our previous, current and future heatwave. Seems hard to believe, but normal highs this time of year should only be about 90 degrees. Today is expected to be the “coolest” day of the week. It doesn’t feel natural to type that knowing forecast highs are roughly…
Ole Miss Catcher Hayden Dunhurst said, “We were kind of at the all-time low in Arkansas, and well just kind of looked at each other, and it was either the season was going to be over after that weekend if we didn’t start winning, and we were just going to keep playing our baseball and see what happens. We ended…
It wasn’t a particularly bad Monday as heat started to build, but some relief arrived from scattered storms and cloud cover by mid-afternoon. Gulfport hit a real-feel of 106 and Pascagoula hit 109 early, and this is just the beginning. Tuesday will not be too different from Monday, but a heat advisory will likely be needed for Wednesday through the…
Tonight, Tulane Head Football Coach Willie Fitz served as the guest speaker at the Gulfport Gridiron Club at the Great Southern Club in Downtown Gulfport. Currently, no players from the six coastal counties appear on the Green Wave roster, but when it comes to six degrees of separation, it’s still not hard to find a local connection. Paging Southern Miss…
Southern Miss adding a big-time bat to the line-up in 2023, having picked up a commitment from MACCC Player of the Year Tate Parker. Parker just broke the all-time PRCC home run record with 37 long balls, en route to winning the NJCAA Division II World Series for the first time in program history. This season, the West Harrison alum…
The City of Diamondhead is moving forward with their plan to create a town center. The vision is to create a walkable downtown environment. Town center would encourage retail shops, restaurants, and professional offices to locate in the Aloha District. The master plan includes condos, apartments, town homes, and other types of residential living. Diamondhead Mayor Nancy Depreo said, “We’re…
Governor Tate Reeves visited Diamondhead City Hall to discuss the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act. New projects funded by GOMESA include $1.2 million for Diamondhead infrastructure, reducing flooding of streets and homes, and improving water quality. The second project funds nearly $2 million to study local ecosystems, including protecting the sea grass habitat, fish, and beaches. Governor Reeves describes…
Although no heat advisory was posted today, temps were up compared to Sunday, and that trend will continue. Gulfport hit a real-feel of 106 and Pascagoula hit 109, and this is just the beginning. A heat advisory will likely be needed for Tuesday through the rest of the week. A sea breeze will get initiated around noon along the Mississippi…
Looking to challenge and inspire your young artists? The Gulfport Arts Center has a camp for them. Summertime Mini Art Camps are in full swing tomorrow for the Gulfport Arts Center. For three weeks, camps will be happening on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The three camps will be divided by age level where they will…
Rockets and robots and planets, oh my! St. Patrick Catholic High School is hosting a rocket and robots camp this week for local children. The camp is hosted by the school’s robotics team. For Gavriella Persing, this experience is rewarding because she gets to see kids that she helped in previous camps now help campers as members of the robotics…
The City of Ocean Springs is encouraging everyone to get up and active by installing new workout equipment along Front Beach. While enjoying a nice day on the beach, people can enjoy working out on the multi-bars, sit-up bench, pull-up and dip station, parallel bars, leg press, back extension, and a combo press and pull. The $20,000 project has two…